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Adobe Camera Raw White Balance and Tint: Mid-Day High Altitude Sunlight, SpyderCHECKR
This page assesses the white balance and tint required for raw processing in Adobe Camera Raw in mid-day sunlight with clear blue skies at an elevation of 8400 ft ~= 2560 meters in May. In such conditions, the sun is high overhead and the light is bluish (high color temperature).
An about $127 DataColor SpyderCHECKER was used for this evaluation. The Datacolor SpyderCHECKR 24 Color Chart is also excellent.
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Hasselblad X1D II 50C + Hasselblad XCD 80mm f/1.9 @ 65.8mm equiv (80mm)
ENV: Horseshoe Meadows Rd, altitude 8400 ft / 2560 m, 55°F / 12°C
RAW: vignetting corrected, +40 Whites, +10 Clarity
clear blue skies no clouds
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